Revolutionary War

Descendants of John Fuller of Newton Who Participated in the Revolutionary War

Descendants of John of Newton who participated in the Revolutionary War have been mentioned in several historical works. We have extracted the sections of several of those works that mention those descendant family members:

(1)Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War. A Compilation from the Archives, prepared and published by the Secretary of the Commonwealth in Accordance with Chapter 100, Resolves of 1891. [Volume 6] Boston Wright & Potter Printing Co., State Printers, 16 Post Office Square, 1899.

(2) S.F. Smith, D.D.History of Newton, Massachusetts, Town and City From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, 1630 – 1880, Boston: The American Logotype Company, 1880.

(3) Francis Jackson, History of the Early Settlement of Newton, County of Middlesex, Massachusetts: From 1639 to 1800 – with a Genealogical of its Inhabitants prior to 1800, “of Boston, a Native of Newton”, Boston: Printed by Stacy and Richardson, 1854.

(1) Secretary of the Commonwealth

Breed’s Hill, Boston 1775

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Fuller, [This name also appears under the form of Filler, Follar, Fooler, Fooller, Fular, Fuler, Fullar, Fullars, Fulleer, Fullor, Fuwllor.]

(2) S.F. Smith, D.D.

First US Flag 13 stars, Betsy Ross

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April 19, 1775,* there were three companies of infantry in Newton: the West company, commanded by Captain Amariah Fuller; the East company, commanded by Captain Jeremiah Wiswall; and the company of Minute-men, raised in 1775, commanded by Captain Phineas Cook, all of which were in the battles of that day, and marched twenty-eight miles. The rolls of each company were returned to the Secretary’s office, and sworn to by their commander as follows: West company, 105; East company, 76; Minute-men, 37; total, 218. Besides these, many Newton men, not attached to either of these companies, were in the actions. In the West company were 37 volunteers, called Alarm Lists, – men that had passed the age for military duty. Among them were: Capt. Joshua Fuller, aged 72; and Abraham Fuller, aged 55……

*We find the following in the Massachusetts Archives, Book 26, Page 120. Payroll of the Field and Staff officers of Col. Thomas Gardner’s Regiment of the Militia, who marched in consequence of the alarm on the 16th of April, 1775: Nathan Fuller, 2d Adjutant, 15s, 5p……….

[2] Muster roll of West Newton Company in the Battle of Lexington. Captain Amariah Fuller’s Company of West Newton, marched from Newton on the 19th April, 1775; they marched twenty-eight miles and were out four days. Amariah Fuller, Captain; Edward Fuller. Lieutenant; Joshua Fuller Orderly Sargent; …………….

Such was the roll of honor, furnished from the hearths and homes of Newton, as the advance of the army of freedom.

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Soldiers who enlisted in the Regular Army for Eight Months from May 1, 1775; Men: Nathan Fuller, Samuel Fuller; Captains: Nathan Fuller. Page 377 Soldiers who served after the eight months had expired: James Fuller.

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In August, 1775, Captain Joseph Fuller, of Newton, raised a company of ninety-six men, and marched to Bennington and Lake George to oppose Burgoyne.

Page 377 Newton Men who were part of this 96 man co. were: Joseph Fuller, David Fuller. The same year sixty-four men enlisted for three years. In 1778 Captain Edward Fuller raised a company of sixty-eight men. Page

Page 350 Soldiers of the East Company who, at the request of General Washington, marched to take possession of Dorchester Heights, 4th of March, 1776, and also served 5 days in Colonel Hatch’s Regiment: Joseph Fuller, 1st Lieutenant, Asa Fuller, Fifer.Page 350/1 Soldiers of the West Company who, at the request of General Washington, marched to take possession of Dorchester Heights, 4 th of March, 1776, and also served 5 days in Colonel Hatch’s Regiment: Amariah Fuller, Captain, Edward Fuller, 2nd Lieutenant, Joshua Fuller, Sergeant, David Fuller, Samuel Fuller, Richard Fuller, Joseph Fuller; Signed and sworn 12 Sept. 1776 by Capt. Joseph Fuller & John Avery, Deputy secretary.Page 382 Military Officers Who Served in the Revolutionary War: Nathan Fuller – Lieut.-Colonel, Amariah Fuller – Captain, Joseph Fuller – Captain, Edward Fuller – Captain.In the foregoing lists are found under the name of: Fuller = 22

(3) Francis Jackson

Page 278 Twenty two of his [John Fuller of Newton] descendants went into the army of the Revolution, from Newton. Page 200Officers of Newton Who Served in the War of the Revolution:

Colonel Joseph Ward, Aid-de-Gamp, and Secretary of Major General Ward, in 1775, and afterwards Muster Master General of the Army.

Nathan Fuller, Lieut, Colonel of the 13th Regiment.

Amariah Fuller, Captain.

Joseph Fuller, Captain.

Edward Fuller, Captain.

Page 201 Newton Men Who Served More or Less in the War of the Revolution. Alphabetically Arranged. Copied from the Town Records and Muster Rolls, at the Secretary of State’s Office. Those in Italics, did volunteer duty, either at the battles of Lexington and Concord, or manned the lines at Dorchester Heights, or by guarding the surrendered troops of General Burgoyne, &c. The others enlisted in the army, for various terms of service.